The Nantais conceded a cruel home defeat against JA Vichy (74-75), their first loss at home this season and their second consecutive.
A victory that slips away. On Saturday, during the 8th round of Elite 2, Jeanne d'Arc Vichy won on the Nantes Hermine court by a score of 74-75. A result all the harder to swallow for the home side as they had the game in hand before faltering in the final minutes.
The Nantais, who were coming off a first defeat at La Rochelle (79-73), had the opportunity this time to react in front of their home crowd. Yet it was Vichy who seized their chance, taking advantage of the opposition's lapse to overturn a contest that seemed well underway for the men of the Nantes coach.
This underperformance constitutes the first home defeat of the season for Nantes Hermine. A sense of unfinished business has hung over the last few matches, and the statistics do not lie: after eight rounds, the record grows heavier with this second consecutive defeat that leaves a stain.
In the Nantes camp, the time is for questioning. How can you have the game in hand and lose it? How can you reproduce such a scenario twice in such a short time? The answer must come quickly, because the schedule will not forgive these lapses forever. The supporters, for their part, expect a surge of pride from the very next match.
The Nantais, who were coming off a first defeat at La Rochelle (79-73), had the opportunity this time to react in front of their home crowd. Yet it was Vichy who seized their chance, taking advantage of the opposition's lapse to overturn a contest that seemed well underway for the men of the Nantes coach.
This underperformance constitutes the first home defeat of the season for Nantes Hermine. A sense of unfinished business has hung over the last few matches, and the statistics do not lie: after eight rounds, the record grows heavier with this second consecutive defeat that leaves a stain.
In the Nantes camp, the time is for questioning. How can you have the game in hand and lose it? How can you reproduce such a scenario twice in such a short time? The answer must come quickly, because the schedule will not forgive these lapses forever. The supporters, for their part, expect a surge of pride from the very next match.
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Source: Ouest-France